Notice of Intent to Single Source to Dataworks Development, Inc.view on SAM.gov

In compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations coupled with the provisions set forth by FAR Subpart 5.101(a)(1), this Notice is hereby published to inform of the following: The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authorities provided in the Federal Acquisition Regulations, with Dataworks Development, Inc. The requirement is to procure the following: The Office of Law Enforcement requires the Customer Care Program for Freezerworks Sample Management Software for 6 Ascent Standard Users and 25 Lite Users. This support includes: Free scheduled maintenance releases Free feature-rich software upgrades Discounts on Freezerworks Training Camps and Users Group Meetings Toll-free (U.S.) Technical support by telephone during regular business hours Access to emergency 24-hour support Technical support by email Remote technical support via Online Meeting Membership in the Freezerworks Users Group Self-guided training program for Freezerworks products The supporting rationale is that only one source or brand name is reasonably available as detailed below: The required services must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit, and function) with existing systems or equipment, and the source is uniquely qualified to meet the requirement. The Marine Forensic Laboratory has used Freezerworks software since 2011 for sample management and inventory control purposes. The Freezerworks Customer Care program is needed to maintain the Forensic Laboratory's continuity of operations. Currently, the Marine Forensic Laboratory uses Freezerworks 2024 Ascent for management of the archive of forensic reference material and related metadata, as well as the evidence samples and case data. The current database contains over 10 years of case/evidence inventory data and an accumulation of data from over 25,000 samples located in the archive. It is extremely important to be able to track where a sample is located as well as keep a record of the data associated with that sample. The laboratory has also integrated case management into Freezerworks, collapsing two databases into one. Use of a single commercially supported software solution will reduce the time and expense invested in IT infrastructure and avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, where staff repeatedly started from scratch in buying and implementing software that was difficult to use and lacked adequate support. It is also critically important to keep the software up to date with bug fixes, security patches, and upgrades, which are included in the Customer Care Package. Without ongoing support, the software will become increasingly out of compliance with NOAA IT security and the hardware and software infrastructure environment in which Freezerworks runs. The source has one or more of the following: an established exclusive li…